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Monitor: Syria rebels rain rockets on Shi’ite villages
Middle East

Monitor: Syria rebels rain rockets on Shi’ite villages

Syrian rebels, including Al-Qaeda-affiliated fighters, have fired hundreds of rockets and mortar shells on two besieged Shi'ite-majority villages in the…
US air strike kills Islamic State leader in Afghanistan
World

US air strike kills Islamic State leader in Afghanistan

The top Islamic State commander in Afghanistan has been killed by a US air strike in the country's east, officials…
Zawahiri’s lawyers say evidence in terrorist cell trial had been tampered with
Egypt

Zawahiri’s lawyers say evidence in terrorist cell trial had been tampered with

Lawyers representing Mohamed al-Zawahiri, the brother of al-Qaeda’s top leader, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, told the Cairo Criminal Court on Wednesday that the material…
Conflict-scarred Mali on cusp of peace deal
World

Conflict-scarred Mali on cusp of peace deal

Mali's Tuareg-led rebel alliance prepared Saturday to sign a landmark deal to end years of unrest in a nation riven…
Yemeni Al-Qaeda chief killed in US bombing
Middle East

Yemeni Al-Qaeda chief killed in US bombing

Al-Qaeda in Yemen said its leader, Nasser al-Wuhayshi, was killed in a US bombing, in major blow by the United…
Libya: ‘Uncatchable’ veteran militant killed in US strike
Middle East

Libya: ‘Uncatchable’ veteran militant killed in US strike

A veteran Islamist militant blamed for a deadly attack on an Algerian gas field and who ran smuggling routes across…
Idlib gains bring Syrian rebels closer to Assad’s coastal homeland
Middle East

Idlib gains bring Syrian rebels closer to Assad’s coastal homeland

Sunni Islamist groups have overrun Syrian army outposts and villages in the Idlib province, closing on coastal strongholds of President…
Islamic State faces battle in Iraq, bombs in Syria
Middle East

Islamic State faces battle in Iraq, bombs in Syria

Islamic State poured more fighters into Ramadi as security forces and Shi'ite paramilitaries prepared to retake the Iraqi city that…
Bangladesh police urge ban on Islamist group after killings
World

Bangladesh police urge ban on Islamist group after killings

Bangladesh police said Tuesday they have asked the government to ban an Islamist militant group they suspect of involvement in…
Djibouti president warns of Yemen’s risks to region
World

Djibouti president warns of Yemen’s risks to region

Djibouti's president has warned Yemen's civil war and a resurgent Al-Qaeda pose a threat to the Middle East, but pledged…
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